All you need now is for life to hand you some lemons and voila! Breakfast!

]]>By: Johannes Neyhttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1579040
Sat, 10 Nov 2012 07:03:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1579040I am looking for my pendant. It’s supposed to ward off the snake spirits.
]]>By: retchdoghttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1578188
Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:59:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1578188oh. well in that case, they have no excuse. i guess gamers really are just naive consumer addict man-children with no backbone at all. other industries would kill for a market as passive and abusable as mainstream gamers.

however, you may be wrong. that statistic is the average age of a game _purchaser_. it’s hard to get reliable statistics on how many minors are gaming. also: that statistic is from the entertainment software association, which has an interest in making gaming seem like a grownup hobby.

]]>By: BrendanBabbagehttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1577948
Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:45:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1577948Add to “Not to buy” list.
]]>By: Carl_Brutanananadilewskihttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1577944
Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:19:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1577944The average age for a computer gamer is in the their late 30’s.
]]>By: Donald Petersenhttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1577621
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 23:02:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1577621Now that’s assigning more sense and Intelligent Design to the English language than it has honestly earned. One might as well argue that the computer pointing device we call a stylus uses a different plural than, say, the stick we used to write on clay tablets a few thousand years ago. ‘Cause one wouldn’t want to go rifling through the drawers looking for shiny black plastic styluses when all we have in there are primitive wooden styli.
]]>By: EHhttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1577517
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:14:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1577517fools and the uninformed, at least.
]]>By: BarelyFitzhttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1577480
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:46:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1577480Incidentally, the word I’m looking for is “pedant”.
]]>By: Ito Kagehisahttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1577460
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:35:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1577460The former example is quite excellent, but I’m afraid the correct pluralization of “mouse” is “meeces”, as frequently demonstrated by Mr. Jinks.
]]>By: Swartzkiphttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1577405
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:53:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1577405i like my razer mouse, but apperntly its the last one they want me to buy.
]]>By: Leaping Lemurhttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1577229
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:45:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1577229 I got my Naga a few months ago and never had to log in or anything for it– but I configured the buttons just through my game options. Never needed all those buttons outside of a game. Still kinda creepy but not so bad after realizing that I hadn’t simply forgotten that I made an account….. If I ever have to I’ll just get the old one.
]]>By: Mike Robinsonhttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1577190
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:16:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1577190Ok that one’s better
]]>By: cleekhttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1577163
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:58:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1577163“mice” is not an incorrect usage. all of the on-line dictionaries i’ve checked say that both forms are correct, when used to describe computer pointing devices.

and even if they didn’t, people in real life use “mice”. and actual usage trumps abstract rules. every single time.

“He was hanged like a monster” vs “he was hung like a monster” and “there are a bunch of mouses in that desk drawer” vs “there are a bunch of mice in that desk drawer.”

]]>By: Ryan Lenethenhttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1577025
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:40:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1577025It’s also filled with 8oz of C4. If you click on a pirate link the MPAA/RIAA are alerted, and detonation codes sent to your mouse. BLAM! See how you download movie and music with no hand!
]]>By: failquailhttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1576974
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:24:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1576974I own this mouse, works fine, just like the original naga i used to own (killed it with a beer spillage, oops)
Can’t say i’ve really noticed any of the problems described.

must call out some things on this article though:
“Razer Naga gaming mouse comes with special drivers that require your computer to be connected to the Internet at all times in order to play — and this means that the mouse was useless when it was first plugged in”
The mouse works just fine without the special driver, just like the old naga.
All hardware buttons functional (side buttons replicate the 1 to = keys, or the numpad of the keyboard, selectable by a hardware switch underneath the mouse) the driver is only required if you want scripting or to remap the keys to something different, or change DPI

I’ve also never noticed the mouse “to stop working” when the internet goes out (have a sometimes unstable internet connection). seems to function just like steam: internet connection needed to install, but will work offline afterwards.

Whilst i agree they should tune down the online required part, this article seems to be overblowing the issue.

Also worth noting that this is advertised as a MMO gaming mouse… I’m quite certain that there is not any MMO gamers without an internet connection ;)

I have no experience with Razers, but some Microsoft mice I’ve had the misfortune of using wouldn’t even power up if the driver wasn’t installed. That’s pretty bad. Most mice will at least start up in simple 2-button mode without any drivers, but MS mice will not even talk at all – to MS Windows! – without a bloated, flaky driver which I have occasionally had to reinstall.

I just use generic hardware whenever possible, to avoid the custom, bloated drivers and non-standard interfaces that the big names like to foist on their users.

To think, I even considered a Razer during my last mouse quest.

]]>By: WaferMousehttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1576971
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:20:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1576971Yes, there apparently is a new “2012” version. From the sounds of it though, that’s just a change in the bundled driver.
]]>By: cleekhttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1576964
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:12:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1576964the irregularity of the word is not preserved when it’s used for a new purpose.

That’s the issue Razer hasn’t figured out – how to not treat their customers with contempt, all under the guise of “we might lose a sale!” as a bogus excuse.

]]>By: Geraint Joneshttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1576956
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:43:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1576956My Logitech mouse does that without contacting “the cloud” perfectly fine. What’s more I don’t need to install silly software to download the settings I have, only if I want to program them in – and once programmed the macros work on any OS that the mouse works on.

Razer’s methods are a step backwards in both functionality and privacy. Yuck.

no real requirement dfor software (the DPI adjustments run in hardware via a hat switch – and if you need more then 2 buttons and a wheel to play a game, the UI is poorley designed.)

]]>By: chris corelinehttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1576923
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:13:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1576923Colbert grade zing.
]]>By: FoolishOwlhttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1576899
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:39:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1576899The whole “gaming mice” thing has never made sense to me. I can see some point to extra buttons or adjusting the weight and shape of the mouse. The shift in responsiveness between a mechanical ball mouse and a laser mouse was certainly noticeable. But I have a hard time believing that the claimed differences in performance between gaming mice and basic laser mice is perceptible, and even if it is, I doubt it’s worth the difference in price.
]]>By: runeghosthttp://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html#comment-1576874
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 04:50:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=192599#comment-1576874In order to find that information, you need to go to the Razer Naga page on their website, click on the Technical Specs tab, then scroll down to the bottom while reading their eye bleed-inducing font. They will quite happily let you order and pay for one without ever subjecting you to the inconvenience of being subjected to these potentially important details.
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